Do I need a border card to go to go on road trip, Xinjiang?

Legal analysis: the full name of the border defense card is "border management zone pass", which is a valid document for entering and leaving the "border area". This is essentially different from passports and visas. Passports and visas are required for entry and exit, and border cards are required for entry and exit in border areas. Traveling in Xinjiang, Tibet and other places, whether by car or in other forms, requires a border defense certificate in advance to pass.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Passports in Border Management Zones of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 4 The Border Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security is the competent department of the national border pass. The public security departments and bureaus of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are responsible for the management of border passes within their respective administrative areas.

Article 5. All China citizens aged 16 who live permanently in the border management zone shall pass through the border management zone of their own province with the resident identity card of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the resident identity card); To go to the border management areas of other provinces and autonomous regions, you must hold a border pass.

Article 6 All China citizens who live in non-border management areas and have reached the age of 16 must hold a border pass to go to the border management areas.

Article 7 Persons entering or leaving the border management zone shall pass through with valid entry and exit certificates. Foreigners and stateless persons who want to go to the border management areas closed to foreigners must hold the Travel Permit for Foreigners from China issued by the public security organs. Overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan must hold border passes when going to border management areas that are not open to the outside world.